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Tag Archives: menchov
2011 Team-By-Team Season Preview: Rabobank
Each year, Pavé previews the upcoming road season with a countdown of the top-20 teams in the sport. We entered the top-5 yesterday with Garmin-Cervélo. We pick things up today with #4. #4 – Rabobank In my first draft of this year’s Preview, Rabobank was one of the top-3 teams. But over the past few … Continue reading
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Tagged Breschel, freire, gesink, luis leon sanchez, matthews, menchov, rabobank, season preview
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2011 Team-By-Team Season Preview – Number 18
#18 – Team Saxo Bank & Geox-TMC (tie) A year ago it would have been hard to believe that we would be mentioning Saxo Bank and the team that was Footon-Servetto in the same breath—and in the bottom quarter of our Season Preview. Unfortunately, professional cycling is a fickle, “what have you done for me … Continue reading
The Sticky Bidon – February 1, 2011
Interesting cycling items from across the Internet, February 1, 2011 Op Ed: John Eustice on the Tour of the Battenkill controversy Designing bicycling’s lightest pro racing frame : Composites World Tour de Langkawi : Guardini a gagné son pari … Liquigas-Cannondale Riders On Track To Improve Time Trialling Paris-Nice 2011 – Le parcours 2011 Is … Continue reading
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Tagged Battenkill, geox, liquigas-cannondale, menchov, paris-nice, tour de langkawi, uci
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Geox-TMC – Waiting for the Other Shoe to Drop?
In past years, ASO has generally waited until March to announce the teams participating in the Tour de France. This was typically done to give teams the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities in race situations, allowing ASO to select the most competitive teams for participation. However, this year they elected to announce the 2011 participants … Continue reading
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Tagged ASO, geox-tmc, gianetti, giro d'italia, menchov, pegasus, rcs, sastre, saxo bank, tirreno-adriatico, tour de france
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2010 Team-By-Team Season Review: #5
#5 – Rabobank (Preview Ranking: #9) What We Said: Rabobank’s another risky team to place in the top-10 as their performances often fall short of their expectations given the level of talent they have on the squad. Rabobank’s success hinges upon the seasons of four men in two major departments: the classics with Lars Boom … Continue reading
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Tagged boom nuyens, freire, gesink, menchov, rabobank, season review, teams
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2010 Tour de France – Stage 19 Wrap-Up
I’m certain to have missed the time cut by now, but here’s my two cents anyway: 1. Is Fabian Cancellara to Tony Martin and time trials what Alberto Contador is to Andy Schleck and the Tour de France? Discuss. 2. Seriously though, I thought I learned my lesson the first 3 times I bet against … Continue reading
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Tagged 2010, A. Schleck, Cancellara, Contador, menchov, samuel sanchez, sastre, stage 19, tony martin, tour de france, van den broeck, wrap-up, zabriskie
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